Table 3.

Mean laboratory results during the study period—comparison between the two study groups (2866 participants)

Variable	HbA1C variability (N = 632)	No HbA1C variability (N = 2234)	p value
Glucose level in the blood (mg/dl)	191 ± 41.0	150.2 ± 31.9	< 0.001
LDL level (mg/dl)	98.1 ± 24.6	90.8 ± 20.2	< 0.001
Triglyceride level (mg/dl)	185 ± 107.0	150.8 ± 65.0	< 0.001
HDL levels (mg/dl)	45.0 ± 10.5	47.4 ± 10.7	< 0.001
Nephropathy (by microalbumin/creatinine ratio)	65.3% (417)	47.0% (1051)	< 0.001
HbA1C levels (mean value)	9.1 ± 1.2	7.4 ± 0.9	< 0.001
HbA1C levels (median)	8.9 ± 1.4	7.4 ± 0.9	< 0.001
HbA1C counts during study period	20.5 ± 6.8	21.09 ± 6.8	0.057